Alphacore will develop a high-accuracy Built-In Self-Test (BIST) system for characterization of aging, degradation, available power and in-situ diagnosis of photovoltaic and multi-pack battery systems using low-complexity single-chip impedance spectroscopy (IS) approach. Alphacore will collaborate with Arizona State University (ASU) scientists to develop a low complexity single-chip photovoltaic cell self-test and instrumentation module to achieve in-situ health and reliability monitoring of solar panel and reporting cell status.
Alphacore Inc. will also develop techniques to extend these approaches to detecting and monitoring Li-Ion battery packs and other charge storage and distribution systems’ health status. The IS device will provide real-time monitoring capability of solar cell and panel C-V and capacity conditions.
Credit: https://sbir.nasa.gov/SBIR/abstracts/18/sttr/phase1/STTR-18-1-T3.02-2213.html
